Extraordinary organizations have extraordinary cultures. Fully engaged team members find personal meaning in their jobs-and in the company. Driven by a sense of purpose, they feel responsible, and accountable, for results. Personal development becomes the primary driver of organizational growth, leading to significant improvements in retention, quality, and profitability.In the wake of the Great Resignation, it's more apparent than ever that an engaging culture is the ultimate comp...

Ignorense is Blis is a collection of humorous short quotes, stories, jokes, and situations from the white board of Tom Willis, a high school science teacher in his 20th year. Tom has been using these jokes for years to greet students as they enter his classroom and get them into a better mood for learning. The humor spans from simple puns to complex science related wit meant to inspire and entertain the academically inclined through the daily drudgery of everyday school (or work) ...

★ **Share the stories about Christmas with your little one.**★A wonderful book of stories, with Santa Claus, Reindeer, Ice Fairy, Snowman and much more! This book can be read by parents with their children before bedtime, or cand be read by themselves at any time of the day. Each story has a text, accompanied by wonderful illustrations that are sure to delight children.Here are the stories you'll be able to read in the pages of this book:

Extraordinary organizations have extraordinary cultures. Fully engaged team members find personal meaning in their jobs-and in the company. Driven by a sense of purpose, they feel responsible, and accountable, for results. Personal development becomes the primary driver of organizational growth, leading to significant improvements in retention, quality, and profitability.In the wake of the Great Resignation, it's more apparent than ever that an engaging culture is the ultimate comp...

Byron Katie has discovered that each of us maintains a web of beliefs - about our parents, our partners, our neighbors, our government - that are entirely untrue, and yet they're the foundation for much of our unhappiness.

In Mississippi Noir, literary crime fiction master Tom Franklin has assembled a phenomenal short-story collection that highlights a mesmerizing and diverse set of styles and subject matter. Urban, suburban, and rural settings alike unveil new shades of darkness that fall upon Mississippi’s past and present.Mississippi Noir features brand-new stories by Ace Atkins, William Boyle, Megan Abbott, Jack Pendarvis, Dominiqua Dickey, Michael Kardos, Jamie Paige, Jimmy Caj...

This teacher of non-dualism sheds light on the essential teachings of what is known as “the direct path.” Almost everybody believes that whatever it is we are seeing is something that is outside ourselves. This leads to a most vexing question for science: How is consciousness derived from the brain? No neurologist or brain surgeon has ever found consciousness in the brain. Spira tells us, “The non-dual traditions, in general, suggest that consciousness is not derived from the brain. It’s n...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a gripping account of the slave rebellion that led to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.For five horrific weeks after Christmas in 1831, Jamaica was convulsed by an uprising of its enslaved people. What started as a peaceful labor strike quickly turned into a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses in smoking ruins. By the time British troops had put down the rebels, more than a thousa...

This is an edited talk that Justine Willis Toms gave in the summer of 2014. She includes the four keys to thriving in chaotic times and compares this time to that of a caterpillar inside the cocoon where it liquefies and the imaginal cells begin to coalesce, soon to emerge as a butterfly. She suggests that we are the imaginal cells of the changing of an age.

Here is Part II of an evocative interview aimed at finding our true passion and integrating it into our life, both on and off the job. It's about finding joy, taking initiative and making the jump. But before you leap, Justine says, "There is an art to choosing well."

Here Ms. Toms shares stories about her conversations with New Dimensions guests; the circles with whom she’s shared laughter, love, and tears across generations; and even a quiet moment meditating with birds in her own backyard. Shining through it all is her fresh appreciation for life and her rare ability to find inspiration in the simple pleasures life has to offer.

Cousineau tantalizes us with his understanding of how night is a powerful companion for creativity. The quiet rhythm of the night is a holy experience of soul. He describes how language and culture arose around the fires of our ancestors talking into the night. By sharing stories and poems he takes us from the contemplative, starry night to the enlightenment of early dawn.